San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-10-13
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Lee Ragsdale is spending some time
at home.
We regret to hear of the serious illness
of Mr.. Ed. Connally of this vicinity.
Mrs. Mullids and her daughter. Miss
Dove, are visiting old friends at this place
Mr.. j, G.. Cunningham is attending the
presbytery which meets in Columbus to-day
We had pleasant call on yesterday from
julius Westerfeld, of the vicinity of Lock
hart.
MIR. and Mrs. Hankla have returned from
their summer travels to their home near
Kyle.
We notice big, burly Texans again sport
ing oyercoats this mild Indian Summer
weather.
Charley Haynes is conValescent, but we
regret to learn that Miss Annie, his sister,
is quite i'll.
Mr.. P. G.. Garrison will reside on his
ranch for some time. His postoffice is
Dripping Springs.
Mr.. J. 8. Killian and family left for Los
Angeles, CAL, few days since. His father
and mother accompanied him.
Young Mr.. Tally, of DuPre and editor of
the FREE PRESS were the only representa-
tives of this county on the Kerrville excur-
sion.
Through inadvertence we failed to notice
the recent visit to our town of Mr. Sigh, a
friend of Mr.. Young. We learn he was
much pleased with San Marcos.
Conductor Briggs of the construction
train Oh the San Marcos and Lockhart snort
line. tells q ''chicken story" on our friend
Capt. Forgey which seems to need inVesti-
gation,- How about it, Captain?
Our good friend Reuben Donnell. of the
vicinity of Wimberly, called this morning
and paid up two years back dues on the
FREE Press. We would exhort each one OF
our remaining delinquent subscribers in
scriptural phrase: $50 thou and do like
WISE"
We wrote for our last notice of the
death of our worthy fellow citizen John
Motheral, but in our absence it was over
looked by the printer. He died on the 3Oth
ult. He was one of our best citizens, ex
emplary in all the relations of life. lie was
staunch friend of the FREE PRESS and Its
editor, and we shall ever hold him IN kind
and honored remembrance.
Rev. J. B. French writes us from his
home in Tustin, CAL. renewing his SUP
scription to the FREE PRESS and adds: I'VE
read your paper with great deal OF inter
est, and are especially pleased when there
is long column of personals >" 1t occurs
TO MS that Mr.. French owes it to his many
friends Sin these parts" to let them hear
from him occasionally through the FREE
PRESS.
B. G.. Neighbors, Esq, returned few
DAYS since from visit to his old home II
Kentucky, from which he had been absent
13 wears. He said it hardly seemed the
same, vet he found it quite interesting
withal. with Its tall timber" grassy land
scapes, good cheer, and its steady-golng
independent people. He said there were
several contiguous counties in the region
he visited without a newspaper of their
own. We give this pointer freely fol
the benefit of some of the supertiuous
newspaper men who are crowded three II
bed" in some of the poorer counties OF Tex
as. Mr.. Neghbors laid on our table as
memento of his visit chestnut burr ano
leaves Apropos Pittsburgh paper says
"Mr. Jefferson Davis last letter in opposi
ton to prohibition is mainly useful IN con
firming the previous belief that Mr.. D.
Davis is a chestnut" Now it occurred &c
ms after Mr.. Neighbors had left that h
might have meant something by this pecu
liar token. But then he looked so "child
like and bland" that we are not prepared t.
believe it-and then it would have been SC
inappropriate in our case. you know!